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PINION´S GEARBOX AND GATES CARBON DRIVE BELT IN UCI REGULATIONS 2023 PERMITTED

7. March 2023

Details of the Gamux Factory Racing Team were recently released – Pinion will also be supporting the Swiss team in 2023. The two riders – Mike Huter (Men – Pro U19) and Lino Lehmann (Men – Elite) – will compete in various international downhill world cup races riding the Gamux Sego, a Pinion-equipped bike featuring a belt drive from Gates Carbon Drive.

Particularly noteworthy for the coming downhill season – Pinion’s innovative drivetrain, with minimal unsprung mass at the rear end, is now permitted for use in concert with a Gates Carbon Drive belt in competition under UCI regulations. Up until this point, only chain-based drivetrains were permitted. Dominic Tinner, Team Manager and Chief Marketing Officer at Gamux, swears by the performance and
reliability of the Pinion-Gates Carbon Drive system: “With the weight of the drivetrain at the centre of the bike, we can reduce the unsprung mass, shift the centre of gravity to the middle of the bike, and create more ground clearance. All factors that, above all, stabilise the bike’s riding dynamics and enable the suspension to achieve maximum performance.”
Chains and derailleurs no longer have to be swapped out, and the gears do not require adjustment. “The mechanic’s maintenance time is drastically reduced. This time can be used more effectively for set up and optimisation. The Pinion gearbox in combination with the Gates belt drastically reduces the risk of a technical defect,” says Tinner.

With the revised UCI regulations for 2023 it is now possible to race on a bike driven by something other than a traditional chain. Gamux, Gates Carbon Drive, and Pinion have been advocating for the updated regulations for two years – and their efforts have paid off. Dirk Menze, Head of Marketing and Design at Pinion: “Downhill World Cup is racing at the highest level. Here the performance of the bikes is taken to the extreme. After changes to wheel sizes and frame geometries, it is now time to revolutionise the drivetrain in this segment. We are proud to be pioneers with Gamux and Gates.”

WEITERE BEITRÄGE

PINION SMART.SHIFT IN DOWNHILL WORLDCUP

PINION SMART.SHIFT IN DOWNHILL WORLDCUP

Our Pinion Smart.Shift technology caused a sensation last year with the Stromer ST7. In the future, the electric shift control will also be seen in combination with other e-bikes in the E-Speed and E-Light categories, as well as for the first time as a version with its own power supply for normal Pinion bikes without motor assistance.

For the past two years, the Swiss professional team Gamux Racing has been relying on the advantages of our gearbox technology in professional cycling and is developing its own downhill bikes around the central gear shift.

PRIORITY 600HXT NOW WITH PINION SMART.SHIFT

PRIORITY 600HXT NOW WITH PINION SMART.SHIFT

Prioritiy Bicycles, US bike manufacturer of high-quality, low-maintenance bikes, presents its new “hardcore hardtail” – the Priority 600HXT.

It is the first MTB in the USA equipped with Pinion Smart.Shift (C1.12 gearbox). 

DER START-UP EUROBIKE AWARD 2023 GEHT AN… MONOPOLE MIT PINION GETRIEBE!

DER START-UP EUROBIKE AWARD 2023 GEHT AN… MONOPOLE MIT PINION GETRIEBE!

Das Statement der Award-Jury: Das Toolbike No O1 des Schweizer Start-ups MONoPOLE ist mehr als nur ein weiteres Urban Bike – es ist eine Neuinterpretation des Diamantrahmens.
Der rechteckige Stahlrahmen wird in Frankreich handgeschweißt und integriert ein Mahle X35 E-Bike-System, ein Pinion Getriebe und modulare Gepäckträger.